Southern Charm: Part 2

As promised, here is the second post on our trip to Savannah. The shopping was wonderful! This first shop caught my eye as you can tell from the store name. This shop is on Broughton Street in downtown Savannah. It was so cute inside. It was of mix of old and new treasures and lots of hand made goodies. Our kind of store.

Not only were the goods for sale eye candy, but the old building just added to the overall charm. I didn't want to leave. I did shortly after my purchase because I was wearing out my welcoming taking all the photos.I did treat myself to something while I was in this store. This cute ring with a crown. It was handmade by an Artist from New York.

The next spot we found was on the same street. It is called The Paris Market & Brocante. This building with all of the tall windows was wonderful. It is painted this lovely teal color and has bistro tables outside to enjoy a latte or baked treat from their coffee bar. The shop was filled with old and new items, with a Parisian theme. Just fantastic. I did buy a Mother's Day card here that I will share with you at another time.
This is such and arts and crafty town. There were many more shops that feature the art of local artists. The Savannah School of Art and Design is present all over the city.

This last picture from downtown is an old barber shop. It is so americana and reminds of days gone by.

Day 2: Tybee Island

We spent the second day of our trip on Tybee Island. This is a small island not far from downtown. Here are some pictures of Shelby enjoy the surf and sand with her Daddy.

After getting wet, we walked out onto this great fishing pier to look out over the ocean and out along the shore line.

We also drove past the old lighthouse and keeper's buildings. There is also and old fort there. You can explore both.Before we headed for home, we stopped for lunch as we were leaving Tybee Island. We drove up to a collection of old buildings and shacks and soon reached the Crab Shack. It is an outdoor restaurant on the water. It is a very unique spot as you will notice from the photos.

Here we are under the big crab; Judy, Shelby, Tammy and Don. We had a great time in Savannah and can't wait for our next trip back!

I hope y'all have a good week ahead!

Love,

Tammy

Southern Charm: Part 1

When I moved to the South last year, I didn't realize how close we were to this wonderful old city... Savannah! We just spent the last two days walking, shopping and tasting a bit of the ol' South. I took so many pictures that I am going to share our trip in 2 posts.

We started the day taking a trolley ride around the historic, victorian and old seaport areas of the city. These are a few pictures of the wonderful architecture and style of the buildings that give this city such charm.

Next, A Little South in Your Mouth!

One cannot go to Savannah without having a taste of the south, which is true comfort food!

We waited in line in the morning to get a lunch reservation for Lady and Sons Restaurant which is owned by none other than the famous cook and TV personality Paula Dean. Paula Dean is from Savannah and has several cooking shows on FoodTV and too many cook books and magazines to mention. She is adored down here. So we got a lunch reservation for 1p.m. and tried the local fare. Here are some pictures of the old building that the restaurant resides in and the yummy food we had for lunch.

My Hubby had this Pulled Pork Barbecue platter with fried potatoes, pickled tomatoes and slaw.

My SIL Judy had this scrumptious Chicken Pot Pie.

My Lunch was a half chicken salad sammy with a wonderful crab stew. Very rich, but very delicious. They don't call Paula the butter queen for nothing.
Last but not least, some sweet tea with lemon and fresh mint. We really enjoyed ourselves, but could never eat like this all of the time. Thankfully, we walked all around the city the rest of the afternoon.

This is Paula Dean's store which is attached to the restaurant. I just love this old building with the flower boxes.

Well, that's all for now. In the next day or so, I will share with you some of the cute shops I found and a day at the beach at Tybee Island.

See Y'all Soon!

Tammy

Crazy About Luz

Last October, Lee and I went to a Get-Away Girls Weekend in the Outer Banks and we spent the weekend with 30+ women from all over the country who were seriously into scrapbooking. Of all the ladies we met, Luz and her friend Deb were so great to talk to and were genuinely warm and caring people. Well, Luz kept in touch and soon we became great blog buddies.

Saturday, I received a package from Luz with some awesome things!

Luz hand-made this terrific banner with my name on it. It is so me and matches my studio to a T. It is already hanging on the wall. The ribbons and sparkly details on this are so great. It is such a clever idea and I was just smiling from ear to ear when I saw it.I so appreciate all of the effort that went into this.

The next treat in the package was this neat book full of scrapbooking artists and how-to's.Luz knows of my love for all things vintage so she told me she bought this book second hand in a quest to find me something old or once loved. You rock, Luz.

Last, but not least is an ATC that she made. Luz, has joined the Pay It Forward ATC Swap that I asked her to participate in and she has taken off with them. This card is so creative and so cinnibonbon.

I can't thank you enough, Luz for thinking of me and for sending these wonderful gifts. You are a great friend.

ATC's:

I was asked by my new blogger friend, Natalea to join in the Pay It Forward ATC Swap. I have finally gotten my six cards done. I had a good time making these cards. I look forward to receiving ATC's from the other artist's that are participating.

Have a great week!

Tammy

Some Pretty Things to Share...

Over the past couple of weeks I have been collecting some wonderful millinery items and making a few items. I finally have some things that are so pretty I wanted to share them with you.

This started out with a beautiful vintage black beaded ladies glove. All of the goodies on this were hand sewn. I added an antique lace handkerchief, black netting, pink tulle, and a Marie Antoinette card to the inside of the glove. The outside is adorned with a pink velvet cabbage rose, a black crystal brooch outlined in fur and pink velvet ribbon. I also found a gold-tone glove clip that in its day was used to hang on your purse to clip your gloves to. There is a pretty vintage rhinestone button for a ring sewn on. I added a few rhinestones here and there for some glitz. It is hanging in my studio right now, but it will be for sale in our Birds of a Feather Shoppe and our Etsy shop.

More Button Jewelry:

These lovely rhinestone buttons became earrings. They have some pretty brass findings with glass pearls attached. These buttons came out of my own grandmother's tin of buttons that my mother gave to me recently. They are quite old and in wonderful condition.

This next pair is made out of 2 sets of black glass buttons. These were a real find. A friend of my SIL who collects antique jewelry gave me a bag of really old and unique buttons. These unusually shaped buttons were among them as well as the little black bead ones that are dangling.

The etching on the sides made these so pretty.

Go check out our blog at Birds of a Feather and check out what Lee and I have both been up to.


My Studio:I have finally scored this organizing wall unit at Michaels. I had been waiting for my 50% off coupon to apply. I did finally get my 50% off and of course have spent the other half on some of the glass jars and trinkets that I have on it already. Here are some of the sweet finds that I put on it.This sweet girl I found at a local antique shop for $2. She has a bowl like back for keeping little items in.

These are old millinery advertising cards. They are in excellent condition.

Last, but not least are some beautiful millinery flowers and other items. Enjoy looking at these blooms!

Thanks for spending some time with me today. I hope you have a great week and spend some time with some of your own beautiful things.